THURSO
WAR MEMORIAL

The
Thurso war memorial stands in the centre of the town outside the Church
of Scotland church, Traill Street, Thurso. It takes the form of a bronze
statue of Victory sheltering a child standing on a stone pedestal that
has a lipped top. The whole memorial stands in a semi-circular, paved
area with itona railings and a gate at the rear. The sculptor was Percy
Herbert Portsmouth. The memorial was unveiled in September 1922. There
are 112 names listed for World Waer 1 and 36 for World War 2. The
memorial has yet to be transcribed offers readily accepted.

Photographs
from old postcards
(below are from the unveiling ceremony)

THIS
MEMORIAL
IS DEDICATED TO THOSE FROM
THE PARISH OF THURSO WHO,
IN THE WAR OF 1914-1918
LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY
AND THE CAUSE OF FREEDOM
WE THANK GOD WHO (...?)
(...? REMEMBRANCE (...?)